I’ve often recommended the novel My Sister’s Keeper as an interesting exploration of what the British call savior siblings — using reproductive technologies and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in order to have a child that can be an organ or bone marrow donor for an ailing sibling.

On June 26, the movie version opens, starring Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, and Sofia Vassilieva.  I wonder if they’ve changed the ending?

Coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the British Parliament’s passage of a bill banning the transportation of slaves (February 23, 2007), the movie Amazing Grace brought to the big screen the life of William Wilberforce, a key figure in the British abolition movement. Wilberforce’s life and work have lessons for us as we engage culture and work to uphold human dignity amidst the bioethical challenges of our day.

Official Movie Site
CT Special Section on Amazing Grace

BBC History on William Wilberforce